Vietnam faced widespread devastation on Tuesday as Typhoon Bualoi, a long-lasting and powerful storm, swept through the country, leaving floods in its wake. The typhoon killed 19 people, damaged homes, infrastructure, and farmland, and displaced thousands.   Bualoi made landfall in central Vietnam late on Sunday, bringing winds of 130 km/h (80 mph) and remaining […]

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and professional associations have called on the European Union to prevent fossil fuel developers from being classified as sustainable investments, urging stricter safeguards as part of any reform of the EU’s green finance transparency framework. On Tuesday, over 120 signatories — including Reclaim Finance, financial institutions, and legal experts — addressed an […]

India and Bhutan have announced plans to construct the first cross-border railway lines linking the two countries, with New Delhi confirming on Monday that the $454-million project is expected to be completed within four years. Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri highlighted that India, Bhutan’s principal trading partner, “has played a vital role” in modernising the […]

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law landmark legislation requiring the world’s largest artificial intelligence companies to disclose their safety protocols publicly and report critical incidents, state lawmakers announced on Monday. Senate Bill 53 (SB 53) represents California’s most ambitious attempt yet to regulate Silicon Valley’s rapidly evolving AI industry while maintaining the state’s […]

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, under mounting pressure, is set to call on Labour members to maintain faith in his vision for Britain as he addresses the party’s annual conference in northwestern England on Tuesday. Despite having been in office for just 14 months, Starmer is already facing questions about his leadership, as Labour grapples […]

Former US President Donald Trump sparked a wave of online controversy on Monday after posting what appeared to be an AI-generated video in which he promised every American access to futuristic “MedBed” hospitals—a claim rooted in a long-debunked conspiracy theory. The deepfake video, initially posted on Saturday on Trump’s Truth Social account and subsequently deleted, […]

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is set to vote on Tuesday on whether to expand the current UN-backed security mission in gang-ravaged Haiti into a full-fledged armed force. Currently, the Multinational Security Mission (MSS) deploys just 1,000 police officers, mostly from Kenya, to support the overwhelmed Haitian National Police in tackling rampant gang violence. […]

Key Muslim-majority nations on Monday declared support for a plan by US President Donald Trump to end the war in Gaza, even as some Palestinians condemned the proposal as a “farce.” Washington’s European allies echoed the call, urging Hamas to accept the deal. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu endorsed the plan but warned Hamas of […]

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced on Monday that he is prepared to declare a state of emergency in response to what he described as escalating US “aggression.” The warning follows a series of deadly US strikes on suspected Venezuelan drug boats in the Caribbean. In a televised address, Maduro declared: “Today the consultation process began… […]

YouTube has agreed to a $22 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump, following the suspension of his account after the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol. The settlement, disclosed in a federal court filing in California on Monday, makes YouTube the latest Big Tech company to reach an agreement […]